Treasury Sec. Bessent: A Deal with Iran 8/4/26
· 49 min
Episode Treasury Sec. Bessent: A Deal with Iran 8/4/26
In a newsmaking–and market-moving–interview, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggests that the U.S. may have a deal with Iran as soon as today or tomorrow. He says, the “K-shaped economy is over,” and the era of the “C-shaped” economy has arrived. Plus, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is at the Aspen Economic Strategy Group meeting for his company’s latest earnings release; he’s looking forward to new innovations like Snap’s Specs to drive demand for AI compute.
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent - 14:10
Evan Spiegel - 44:59
In this episode:
Scott Bessent, @SecScottBessent
Evan Spiegel, @evanspiegel
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick
Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
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Links in the notes 9
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/bessent-says-there-may-be-deal-tuesday-or-wednesday-to-open-strait-of-hormuz-with-freedom-of-movement.html
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/snap-q2-earnings-report-2026.html
- https://x.com/SecScottBessent?lang=en
- https://x.com/evanspiegel?lang=en
- https://x.com/JoeSquawk
- https://x.com/BeckyQuick
- https://twitter.com/andrewrsorkin
- https://x.com/Kramer_Katie
- https://pcm.adswizz.com
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